(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . DeSantis Out; Rejoins His Band — The Week in Editorial Cartoons, RIP Dexter King [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-01-22 Did Ron DeSantis Ever Have a Chance in 2024? x Goodbye, Ron. The voters could see through your delusions. pic.twitter.com/7iCrdLTPft — Garthtoons by Garth German (@garthtoons) January 21, 2024 After Ron DeSantis won re-election by almost 20% as Governor of Florida — the third-largest state in the country — in November 2022, many political analysts and Never-Trumpers thought he would be a formidable challenger to and one quite capable of denying Donald Trump the 2024 GOP nomination. They were hopelessly wrong. DeSantis lost to Trump by 30% in the Iowa Caucuses last week, withdrew yesterday from the 2024 GOP race, and endorsed Trump. When he entered the race a year ago, DeSantis tried to carve a niche for himself by running to the right of Trump on cultural issues. He bet that high-profile actions on book bannings, “woke” culture, pursuing anti-immigrant policies, displaying hostility to LGBTQ folks, and picking an unnecessary fight with Disney would endear him to MAGA Nation. He would become Donald Trump without the sleaze and constant drama and attract a healthy portion of Trump’s base. Instead, by some accounts, he received only about 10% of the MAGA vote in Iowa. As they say in politics, his support was a mile wide, but only an inch deep. In rejecting him, the MAGA crowd sensed that he was a phony through and through. His wooden personality and lack of interpersonal skills contributed to his political demise. Above all, his miscalculation of what the Republican base was cost him dearly. Bailing Out Kissing the Ring Reservation Confirmed It’s Down to Just Two Now What We Had Here Was… Failure to Launch x It was over before it started 🙄 #DeSantis2024 https://t.co/oibaD7sxNd — Adam Zyglis (@adamzyglis) January 21, 2024 A Return to Normalcy x Welcome back to the fold, DeSantis. pic.twitter.com/6wc6i7MaFS — John (repeat1968) Buss (@repeat1968) January 22, 2024 There Was No Takeoff for Ron x I’m old enough to remember when Ego launched the DeSantis presidential bid on Twitter. 💥 #SkyRocketsInFlight #MustaBeenHighAsAKite pic.twitter.com/7NFprLaSQG — John (repeat1968) Buss (@repeat1968) January 21, 2024 Upended by An Orange Storm It’s Over for Him Enjoying the Many Attractions of Disney World Selling Their Souls How Long Can They Give? Is This a Glimpse of January 20, 2025? x Bill Bramhall, The New York Daily News (2021) @BillBramhall pic.twitter.com/Lz4OlEt3GB — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) January 20, 2024 There’s No Question About Who Did It Is Justice Coming? The Leading GOP VP Candidate x Jeff Danziger, The Rutland Herald #EliseStefanik pic.twitter.com/FuzsHyFRmF — Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) January 20, 2024 Is It Destined to Crash and Burn? Not of He Has Anything to Say About It Hunting for Dollars He Still Has to Contend With Her RIP, Dexter King x I am deeply saddened to share that my brother, Dexter Scott King, has passed away. The sudden shock is devastating. It is hard to have the right words at a moment like this. Please keep the entire King family in your prayers, and in particular Dexter's wife, Leah Weber King. pic.twitter.com/m66arGAifN — Martin Luther King III (@OfficialMLK3) January 22, 2024 Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died of cancer at 62 ATLANTA — Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter King served as chairman, said the 62-year-old son of the civil rights icon died at his home in Malibu, California. His wife, Leah Weber King, said in a statement that he died "peacefully in his sleep." The third of the Kings' four children, Dexter King was named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father served as a pastor when the Montgomery bus boycott launched him to national prominence in the wake of the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks. Dexter King was just 7 years old when his father was assassinated in April 1968 while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee. In his 2004 memoir, "Growing Up King," Dexter King recalled his father's slaying as the end of a carefree childhood. "Ever since I was seven, I've felt I must be formal," he wrote, adding: "Formality, seriousness, certitude — all these are difficult poses to maintain, even if you're a person with perfect equilibrium, with all the drama life throws at you." The Struggle for Equality Goes On x The Chronicle Herald pic.twitter.com/yqZpDWdRQi — Michael de Adder (@deAdder) January 22, 2024 CORRECTION : The diary poll question should read… [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/22/2218878/-DeSantis-Out-Rejoins-His-Band-The-Week-in-Editorial-Cartoons-RIP-Dexter-King?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/